Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DT4MED68780 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
37 mo
Inspections21
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 21
First seenJun 16, 2023
FL
Last seenJul 14, 2026
FL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 37 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FT8W3DT4MED68780
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2021
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 14, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
1FT

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
8W3DT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
D68780

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
FORD

Prefix basis · 3,905 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-350

Prefix basis · 3,905 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2021

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FORD

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
F-350

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Pickup

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 16, 2023 – Jul 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 14, 2026FLI · Full0CARS FAST SERVICES CORP 4083623BK18BC/FL
May 13, 2026USI · Full0CARS FAST SERVICES CORP 4083623BK18BC/FL
Mar 18, 2026FLI · Full0CARS FAST SERVICES CORP 4083623BK18BC/FL
Feb 25, 2026GAIII · Driver-only0CARS FAST SERVICES CORP 4083623BK18BC/FL
Feb 13, 2026FLI · Full0CARS FAST SERVICES CORP 4083623BK18BC/FL
Aug 7, 2025GAI · Full7CARS FAST SERVICES CORP 4083623BK18BC/FL
Jul 24, 2025GAI · Full2CARS FAST SERVICES CORP 4083623BK18BC/FL
May 7, 2025GAI · Full2CARS FAST SERVICES CORP 4083623BK18BC/FL
May 5, 2025FLI · Full0CARS FAST SERVICES CORP 4083623BK18BC/FL
Mar 19, 2025FLIII · Driver-only2CARS FAST SERVICES CORP 4083623PRL5400/TX
Feb 4, 2025GAI · Full0CARS FAST SERVICES CORP 4083623PRL5400/TX
Dec 10, 2024GAIII · Driver-only3OOSCARS FAST SERVICES CORP 4083623PRL5400/TX
Dec 6, 2024GAIII · Driver-only1CARS FAST SERVICES CORP 4083623PRL5400/TX
Jul 12, 2024GAI · Full2CARS FAST SERVICES CORP 4083623PRL5400/TX
Apr 17, 2024FLI · Full2CARS FAST SERVICES CORP 4083623PRL5400/TX
Feb 22, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0CARS FAST SERVICES CORP 4083623PRL5400/TX
Nov 4, 2023GAII · Walk-around4OOSCARS FAST SERVICES CORP 4083623PRL5400/TX
Sep 21, 2023FLI · Full3CARS FAST SERVICES CORP 4083623PRL5400/TX
Sep 13, 2023FLI · Full2OOSCARS FAST SERVICES CORP 4083623PRL5400/TX
Sep 13, 2023FLI · Full6OOSCARS FAST SERVICES CORP 4083623PRL5400/TX
Jun 16, 2023FLIII · Driver-only0OAB TRANSPORT LLC 3410097PRL5400/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARS FAST SERVICES CORP4083623Sep 13, 2023Jul 14, 202620FL
OAB TRANSPORT LLC3410097Jun 16, 2023Jun 16, 20231FL
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
BK18BCFL1CARS FAST SERVICES CORPMay 5, 2025Jul 14, 20269
PRL5400TXCARS FAST SERVICES CORPSep 13, 2023Mar 19, 202511
PRL5400TXOAB TRANSPORT LLCJun 16, 2023Jun 16, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026